HONOIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS (Aug. 25, 2022) – Members of the Solomon Islands Dental Association and a U.S. Navy dentist with Pacific Partnership 2022 take a break after conducting dental exams on students at Koloale Early Childhood Center and Primary School Aug. 25, 2022. The combined team of dentists is currently supporting the Honiara City Council (HCC) Dental Services Community Dentistry Team Primary School Program 2021-2024. The joint team is implementing the second phase of a three-phase project to improve the oral health among primary school students in Honiara City, Solomon Islands. The HCC Primary Schools Program Plan aims to help meet the oral health needs of the primary school pupils in Honiara City in the future. Pacific Partnership and HCC dentists are visiting 19 public, private, and faith-based schools throughout Honiara. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendship and cooperation among many nations. This year’s mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia. (Photo by Leslie Hull-Ryde)
Date Taken: | 08.25.2022 |
Date Posted: | 08.28.2022 19:01 |
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VIRIN: | 220825-N-GT114-102 |
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